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9月30日

There's tiles on them there floors........

Well they're here, at last tiles to go down!!
As soon as there is enough to see I'll take a photo!!

Kitchen Floor

Our new kitchen floor will be fitted today!!
It finally feels that we are starting to get somewhere. Once the floors in, then the cladding on the walls can go up, and then the equipment can be fitted!! A slight fly in the ointment is that our landlord has decided that he doesn't like the tiles, now they have arrived, but after heated discussion, we are putting them down anyway- we can't face any more delays. They are specialist tiles, made for use in shopping malls, so I'm more than confident that they will stand up to anything we throw at them.
So pictures to follow later today!
PS Just found out that we were a finalist in the British Cheesboard of the year again, and got award a highly recommended- not bad considering we have been closed throughout the summer! I'm really determined to actually win the thing next year.
9月29日

English Regional Wine List

And here is the English Regional Wine List, I can't do the whole list, as its
too big!

Regional Wines from South West England

 

Cornwall

White

Bacchus Quality Wine12.5% abv

Camel Valley Vineyard, Nanstallion, Bodmin, Cornwall                                   2006   £33.00

A delicate, fruity, dry white wine. Silver Medal in Decanter Wine Awards 2006.

Atlantic Dry Quality Wine 12.5% abv  (Richensteiger/Schonberger)             

Camel Valley Vineyard, Nanstallion, Bodmin, Cornwall                                   2004   £28.50

Fresh and mouth-wateringly crisp with herbaceous aromas.                                    

Devon

White

Mayval (Madeleine Angevine/Seyval Blanc) 11%abv

Manstree Vineyard, Shillingford-St-George, Exeter, Devon                    2004   £19.50

Highly commended 2005 SWVA. Fresh citrus flavours

Siegerrebe 10.5% abv                                                                                           

Manstree Vineyard, Shillingford-St-George Exeter, Devon                     2004   £24.50

Light and herbaceous, with the taste of Devon hedgerows

                                                                                                                              

Red

Sharpham Red (Dornfelder/Rondo) 11%abv

Devon Regional Wine, Totnes, Devon                                                       2004   £25.00

Dry red with rich black fruit flavours                                                                                  

Gloucestershire

White

Willow Brook (Off Dry) 11%abv

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2005   £19.50

Soft and delicate rose petal aroma, with lightly spiced fruit flavours

Fumé 11% (Seyval Blanc)

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2003   £26.50

Aged in oak with a blend of vanilla and crisp fruit flavours                   

Mayhill Medium (Huxelrebe/Madeleine Angevine/ Reichensteiner)10.5%

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2005   £20.50

A burst of tropical fruit flavours, leaving a crisp clean finish

Rosé

Premium Rosé (Pinot Noir) 10.5%abv

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2005   £19.50

(Off-dry Rosé full of the aroma of strawberries and summer fruits)

Red

Cellar Door Four Oaks

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2004   £30.00

(medium bodied & packed with rich ripe flavours of plums

and blackcurrant).

Premium Selection Red (Triomphe/Rond/Regent)

Three Choirs Vineyard, Newent, Gloucestershire                                     2005   £21.00

(A light dry red very easy to drink with the aroma of

Blackcurrant and strawberry)

 

Beer List

As promised, here is the Cotswold Beer List that I have put together......If  anyone out there has any good local recommendations, do let me know!
 

House Beer Selection

 

Local Beer, Cider and Perry

 

Old Hooky, Hook Norton Brewery, Hook Norton, Oxon                 4.6% 500ml        £4.00

A Cotswold classic- beautifully balanced beer, fruity, with a well-rounded

body and the echo of Crystal Malt.

Hobgoblin, Wychwood Brewery, Whitney, Oxon                           5.2% 500ml        £4.25

Powerful full-bodied copper red, strong roasted malt with a

moderate hoppy bitterness and slight fruity character

Fidlers Elbow, Wychwood Brewery, Whitney, Oxon                     4.5% 500ml        £4.00

Golden and refreshing beer, a wheat-brewed summer ale

Circlemaster, Wychwood Brewery, Whitnet, Oxon                       4.7% 500ml        £4.00

brewed using a unique blend of Plumage Archer Barley Malt,

organically grown on Prince of Wales Duchy Estate in

Gloucestershire. Refreshing citrus and malt flavour,

rounded off with a spicy bittersweet finish.

Cats Whiskers, Whittington Brewery, Newent, Glos                     4.2% 500ml        £4.00

Medium-bodied beer, with a gentle sparkle and a rich hop flavour,

 refreshing and characterful

Nine Lives, Whittington Brewery, Newent, Glos                            3.6% 500ml        £3.50

This smooth, easy-drinking beer has found favour with

many CAMRA enthusiasts

Whittingtons Summer Pale Ale, Newent, Glos                              4.0% 500ml        £3.75

Refreshing, but retains a full bodied flavour and a 

naturally sparkling texture

Bath Gem, Bath Ales                                                                      4.1% 500ml        £3.50

A rich aroma of hops and malt develops a full texture

 in the mouth. It has a long, deep, bitter-sweet finish

Cotswold Premium Lager, Chipping Norton, Oxon                       5.0% 350ml        £3.50

Crisp and full flavoured, this premium lager is made from Liberty

 and Hersbrucker hops and Maris Otter malted barley

Westons Organic Cider, Much Marcle, Herefordshire                  6.5% 500ml        £4.50

Gold Award IFE 2001 and winner of the Best Alcoholic Drink at the

Organic Food Awards 2004, 2003 and 1998. An easy to drink cider with

a ripe apple aroma and distinctive flavour

Westons Perry, Much Marcle, Herefordshire                                7.4% 500ml        £4.75

A superior quality lightly sparkling perry, crafted to deliver a

fresh medium dry fruity flavour

 

9月26日

Countdown to Opening......

Well. Here I am again, sitting in front of my computer. But wait- something is diferent this time....I have great news!! Our opening date has been set. We are now able to take bookings from Wednesday 17th October. 
So please form an orderly queue.....
No, seriously we are getting very excited at the thought of re-opening. I will be posting the new menu in due course, (once I've prised them out of the hands of James and Nick). I am working on the wine list, giving it a quick spruce up, replacing the wine lost to the floods.....New for October will be our Cotswold Beer list, and the welcome return of our Regional English Wine List. They are both ready, so I will post details tomorrow.
No news from UKtvfood re Local Food Heros, but the regional finals will b shown in November...dates to follow.
9月13日

Update

Just a quick update... sorry not much has happened around here that is worth reporting on!! The walls do now have render on them, and the new kitchen has been ordered, but to look at, well, not much has changed !!
 
It was fun to see the restaurant in its temporary persona,"The Ostrich" but we were amazed how much filming was neccessary for such a small amount of air time on TV!! Fairford looked beautiful on all the shots, made us realise how lucky we are to live here. Oh yes, for the lady who keeps telephoning me to say how disgraceful it was that we let The Ostrich take over for a few weeks. GET OVER IT!!! 1) I was having a baby!! 2) They paid us 3) Everyone else is fine about it so I don't really think that saying our reputation is ruined is correct. 4) We have your number memory saved on the phone, so we wont be picking up again as we feel that you have now registered your complaint and we have tried to explain with no success!!
 
I can't say a big enough thank you to all of you who have contact us over the past 2 months to offer comiserations and to help keep our chins up. It has been the worst time ever, but it has brought out the best in everyone. We do feel that we are now on the home stretch, but we just have Beeches Brook to cross before we past the finish post!! We haven't let our breath out yet, we're to afraid to!!!
 
I will post some more pictures as soon as there is anything worth showing to you all. In the mean time, we hope to see some of you in October when we re-open.